Dorazio enters his 40th year of coaching, his 15th CFL campaign and 10th with the Lions as offensive line coach.

Last year, the Lions surrendered a league-low 29 sacks marking the first time since 1995 that the club registered the fewest sacks against. Anchored by All-Canadian centre Angus Reid and West Division Most Outstanding Lineman Jovan Olafioye, Dorazio’s squad led the way as the offence racked up 6,646 total yards in 2011.  

Dan’s professional coaching career began in Calgary in 1998 as the Stamps’ offensive line coach. He enjoyed five successful seasons in Calgary (1998-2002) and earned two Grey Cup championships (’98,’01).

Dan’s lengthy coaching career began in 1972 as a student assistant at Kent State. He would eventually earn the role of coaching the team’s tight ends in 1974 before moving to the University of Hawaii in 1975 where he remained until 1977. The following season he joined the staff at San Jose State for one year before continuing his coaching career at the University of Washington in 1979.

Dan would eventually make stops in  Northern Iowa (1980-‘81), Georgia Tech (1982-83), Washington (1984-‘88), Holy Cross (1989-‘91) and the University of Maryland (1992-’96). Dan’s final season in the college ranks before moving to the CFL was at Boston University in 1997.

Dan hails from Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from Kent State in 1974 with a BS in Education. He and his wife Lisa live in Abbotsford, BC. Dan has two children, Daniel and Marisa.